What's the Slowest Wheel in Your Business?

A diagnostic tool for CEOs

In the training room where we hold most of our CEO Masterclasses, a small six-wheeled truck sits at the front of the room.

I realized one day it looked like someone’s kid had left a toy lying around.

But in fact, it’s a conversation starter with the CEOs. More specifically, it’s a way of figuring out where the actual problems in their businesses lurk.

That’s because the six wheels on the truck represent the six core areas of the business. I typically arrange these into two Triangles of Tension: